But why would changes to Medicare affect Texas and Washington so differently? Medicare is a federal program.
Perhaps we are speaking of different things. Sorry. Medicaid may be growing and doing well in WA, it’s Medicare that is sliding downhill in a hurry. Money formerly allocated to Medicare is being reallocated to Medicaid. So, for example, your mother might die because her life-saving surgery is disallowed, but the illegal immigrants are getting really good care.